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AL HB347

Bill

Status

Passed

5/21/2015

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hill

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2015

AI Summary

  • Imposes a $30 booking fee as court costs in St. Clair County against defendants convicted or pleading guilty in circuit or district court who are booked or incarcerated in any county jail in the county.

  • Clerk of court enters the booking fee on the docket sheet and collects it with other court costs; the fee is in addition to all other fines, costs, and charges and cannot be waived unless all other case fees are also waived.

  • Clerk remits collected booking fees monthly to the St. Clair County Commission for deposit in the county general fund to be used for construction of new county jail or jails and their subsequent maintenance and operation.

  • Becomes effective upon adoption of a local constitutional amendment applicable to St. Clair County authorizing the Legislature to provide additional court costs in the county.

Legislative Description

St. Clair Co., court costs, criminal cases in circuit and district courts, booking fee for convicted defendants booked or incarcerated in county jail, distrib. to county general fund, use for co. jails

St. Clair County

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 10:24 a.m. on May 21, 2015.

5/21/2015

Committee Referrals

Local Legislation4/7/2015
Local Legislation3/31/2015

Full Bill Text

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